Attachment for plows.



J. M. COMES.

ATTACHMENT FOB. FLOWS. APPLIUATIQN 'ILED 11111.23, 1914.

1,126,402. Patented 1311.26, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CD1, PHo'm-LITHU.A WASHINCmN, Dv r JAMES M. COMES, 0FRICHMOND, INDIANA.

ATTACHMENT FOR PLOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, i915.

Application filed March 23, 1914. Serial No. 826,488.

T 0 all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES M. Cones, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in thecounty of V-ayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Attachments for Flows, of which the following isa full, clear, and accurate specification and exposition, being such aswill enable others to make and use the same with exactitude.

The object of my present invention, broadly speaking, is to provide anattachment for plows which will be strong and durable in construction,eiiicient in practice, easily attached to an ordinary plow, and whichcan be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price. d v

More specifically stated my object is to provide an attachment which isadapted to protect the plow-point, providing a cushion whenobstructions, such as roots and stones, are encountered therebypreserving the plow from damage, making it more easy upon the driver andthe teamv and preventing them from receiving sudden jars which might beinjurious, and in some instances, when the obstruction is very large orheavy,

Acausing the plow to be lifted from the.

drawings.

The preferred means for carrying out my invention in a practical manneris shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a frontside elevation of a portion of a plow, showing my invention in operativeposition in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is top plan view of myinvention in connection with a portion of a plow beam. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of my invention. Fig. fi is a detail perspective View of thebody of the invention alone. And Fig. 5 shows the locking wedge.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views.

ln order that the construction, the operation, and the advantages of myinvention may be better understood and appreciated I will now take up adetailed description thereof in which I will set forth the constructionand the operation as fully and as comprehensively as I may.

In the drawings letter A denotes the plowshare, having the point a. Bdenotes the mold-board. C denotes one of the handles. D denotes thestandard. And E denotes the beam. All of the said parts being ofordinary construction and they may be variously changed, the same beingshown simply to makeclear the application of my invention with relationto the said parts.

rllhe body of my invention consists of the construction shown alone inFig. ai, and it comprises the bar l, the heads 2 and 3, located on oneside thereof, and the tf-shaped hanger l extending down from the bar andthe heads, all substantially as shown. |The inner face of the hanger 4is on the same plane as the inner face of the bar l, between the heads 2and 3.

Formed through the lower or vertex portion of the hanger 4 is anaperture fc, through the head 2 is the aperture y, and through the head3 is the aperture All of said apertures being formed parallel with eachother.

The faces of the heads 2 and 3 are adapted to contact with one side ofthe beam E, as shown in Fig. 2.

Numeral 5 denotes a V-shaped plate, its upper ends being adapted tocontact with the under edge of the beam E, as shown, contacting with theinner faces of the heads 2 and 3, and extending down and conforming tothe lower portion of the hanger l.

Formed through the plate 5 are three apertures, each registering withone of the apertures m, 3/ and e, with bolts disposed therethrough, asindicated by the bolts 6, 7 and 8. By means of the bolts 6 and 7 theplate 5 is rigidly secured to the heads 2 and 3, while the bolt S actsas a journal spanning the space between the plate 5 and the hanger 4l.

Numerals 9 and 10 denote the two U- shaped bolts which are adapted tostride the beam E, the former encircling the head 2, and the latterencircling the head 8. Each of the bolts 9 and 10 has a washer-plate, 11and 12 respectively, through which the two threaded ends of therespective bolts 9 and 10 are disposed with the nuts of the said boltsadapted to tighten the body securely upon the beam, substantially asshown.

By the above it will be seen that a slot s is provided between the beamE and the bar 1, as-shown in F ig. 2. y Y

Numeral 13 denotes the cutter, which is in the nature of a flat bar,adapted to lit in the slot s, its upper end extending above the beam E,and its lower end, which is rounded, terminating near and in advance ofthe point u of the share. Near the centerof the cutter is an aperturethrough which passes the bolt 8, whereby the cutter is pivoted, andallruving it to turn, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. Belowthe bolt 8 the forward edge of the cutter is sharpened or brought to anedge, as indicated at f in Figs. 1 and 3. Above the bolt S the rear edgeof the cutter is adapted to Contactl with the shoulder e of the head 2,and its forward edge is adapted to .conta-ct with the beveled shoulder7a of thchead 3.

Formed in a vertical row through the upper portion of the cutter 13,above the beam E, are applurality of apertures n. v

Secured around the beam E, to the rear of my attachment as above set forth, is the saddle-bolt 1li, the same having an eyepiece 15 extendingupward therefrom which has an eye formed therethrough.

Numeral 16 denotes a hoolebolt which is adapted to be secured in eitherof the apertures a, as shown, and it terminates in .a hook extendingback therefrom, substantially as indicated.

Numeral 17 denotes a heavy helical spring havingV a hook on each endthereof, the for ward hook being engaged with the hook of the bolt 16,and the rear hook being engaged in the hool: 19, the stem of the latterbeing slidable in the eye of the eye-piece 15, and with a nut 20threaded on the rear of the stem of said hook, as shown.

Numeral 18 denotes a wedge or key which` is adapted to be inserted inthe slot s, forward of the cutter 13. Y

Letter R denotes the ground line on which the plow operates, which maybe the bottom of a furrow.

1li odas operandi.' It will now be apparent that if the plow be pulledforward, in theusual manner.l the blade f of the cutter 13 will severthe land from the soil being Copies of `this patent :nay be obtained forve cents each, by addressing the turned over by the plow, while shouldan obstruction b'e encountered by the cutter then the impact vwill beabsorbed by the spring changing the bolt 1G from one to another of theapertures n, Aor by changing the saddle bolt 14 to various positionsalong the beam E, or by turning thefnut 20. Also the body of the devicemay be shifted forwardY or backward along the beam E and secured in theposition desired. n the event that it is desired to make-the cutterrigid in its vertical position, then l have only to insert the #edge orkey 18'in the slots s forward of the upper portion of the cutter 13.

It .is evident that various kinds of springs may be employed in placeYof the spring 17.

l desire that it 'be understood that various changes may be made in theshape, the con-V struction, and thelocation of the Vseveral parts withrelation to each other and with relation to a plow without departingfrom the spirit of my invention and without sacrificing any of theadvantages of my invention.V V

Having now fully shown and described the best means for carrying out myinvention in a practical manner, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, isW Y An attachment for plows,comprising in combination with a plow, a body member, means for securingthe body member to the plow beam and providing a slot on one side of theplow beam, a plate carried by the body member, a cutter pivoted betweenthe lower portion of said plate and the lower portion' of the bodymember and extending soY upward through said slot andrdownward'to A nearthe plow point, a spring normally retaining the cutter in verticalposition, means for changing the tension of said spring, and means .forchanging theconnection ofthe spring with` relation to the cutter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

f JAMES M. CGMBS.

litnesses Roer. W. HANDLE, R. E. RANDLE.

Washington, I). C,

